Publication
Title
First measurement of the **b**-jet cross section in events with a **W** boson in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}$=1.96 TeV
Author
Institution/Organisation
CDF Collaboration
Abstract
 The cross section for jets from b quarks produced with a W boson has been measured in pp̅ collision data from 1.9  fb-1 of integrated luminosity recorded by the CDF II detector at the Tevatron. The W+b-jets process poses a significant background in measurements of top quark production and prominent searches for the Higgs boson. We measure a b-jet cross section of 2.74±0.27(stat)±0.42(syst)  pb in association with a single flavor of leptonic W boson decay over a limited kinematic phase space. This measured result cannot be accommodated in several available theoretical predictions.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review letters. - New York, N.Y.
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Publication
New York, N.Y. : 2010
ISSN
0031-9007
Volume/pages
104:13(2010), p. 131801,1-131801,8
Article Reference
131801
ISI
000276260800005
Medium
E-only publicatie
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